Re: Booting from a ZIP drive...

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jmholmes@swbell.net (John) wrote:

>I'm actually waiting on all the files to copy from the HD20SC to the ZIP right

>now (about 1,000 of em)...  I did a test boot of the ZIP before copying all of

You might be able to use Advanced Disk Utilities to divide the
disk between ProDOS and HFS partitions even.  This way you
can use the same disk to move stuff between PC and IIGS
and make it bootable at the same time.  I don't think this
works with Macs, but I'm pretty confident about it working with
the PC.  I could be wrong, but I'm guessing it is right.  PC
units are more often partitioned than Mac units, so it makes
sense that software for PCs more often recognize partitioned
disks.

>the programs over to it and was STUNNED at how quickly it booted up!  I really

>didn't pay a lot for the HD20SC, and as soon as I get everything backed up off

>of it, I have a nice lil 2GB SCSI drive to throw in the case!  At least it 
>allowed me to start getting my feet wet with the //gs.  Will probably put that

>drive on one of the other //gs systems that I have sitting around here that 
>have no hard drive yet! :)

The HD20SC is very old and the Zip is new technology.  The
2GB SCSI drive should beat the Zip though.  I use a 1GB
model on my IIGS and it works like a charm.